The safety of visitors to South Africa during the 2010 World Cup appears to be getting more and more exposure and all concerned with the event are spreading the news that 'you will be safe in South Africa'.

Minister of Transport, Sibusiso Ndebele told the 2010 National Communication Partnership Conference this week that South Africa would do everything necessary to ensure the event was as secure as possible during the event in June and July next year.

Ndebele said in a statement carried by Bua News that South African law enforcement agencies were improving on their capacity to secure major international events.

Minister of Transport, Sibusiso Ndebele
The safety of our people and our visitors is non-negotiable. For the past five years the issue of security was perhaps the most consistently voiced issue by the international community. While some of it could be attributed to a fear of the unknown, such concerns must be attended to.

Our law enforcement agencies have proven their might to create secure environments during the Confederations Cup and past major events hosted by our country. They will continue to improve on their capacity to deal with incidents of crime and will be ready to neutralise any potential threat.

But he wasn't alone in confirming that safety of visitors to South Africa is a priority. Senior Superintendent Vish Naidoo, spokesperson for the South African Police also had a bit to say, as will many more people over the next few months.

Senior Superintendent, Vish Naidoo
People have come here in the past for events and I can assure you that the World Cup in 2010 will be secure. We have our systems in place and we take the safety of our visitors and locals very seriously.

Bottom line, you'll be safe in South Africa as long as you don't walk down any dark alleys and you stay sensible. You wouldn't walk down a street in Los Angeles with no lights late at night and you wouldn't walk down an empty street in South East London late at night unless you knew what you were doing, but expect to hear lots more of this type of talk from South Africa over the next few months.